Christian Horner’s accuser suspended after Red Bull investigation
Christian Horner’s accuser has been suspended following Red Bull’s investigation into “inappropriate behaviour” against the Formula One team principal.
Horner, 50, was allowed to remain in his role after Red Bull Racing’s parent company GmbH said last Wednesday that the grievance against him had been dismissed.
The PA news agency understands the complainant, an employee of the Milton Keynes team, has now been suspended on full pay.
It is understood the female member of staff, who is believed to have reported for work on Monday, has been suspended as a direct of result of Red Bull’s inquiry.
The complainant is believed to have received a legal letter at the beginning of this week, and now has five working days to appeal the outcome of the investigation which has cast an enormous shadow over Red Bull and the sport.
A Red Bull Racing spokesperson said: “We are unable to comment as it is an internal matter.”
The Red Bull boss was cleared of inappropriate behaviour towards the unnamed colleague, but intimate WhatsApp messages he reportedly sent her were leaked on the eve of the new F1 season.
His wife, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner, was later pictured by his side at the season opener in Bahrain at the weekend.
The couple, at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, were pictured smiling, holding hands and kissing. They married in 2015 and share a son, Montague George Hector Horner.
WhatsApp messages apparently exchanged by Horner and the female colleague were leaked to 149 F1 figures. Horner had always denied the accusations.
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